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Orphée endormant Cerbère

Orpheus singing Cerberus to sleep

legendary musician, poet, and prophet in ancient Greek religion and myth

Henri Peinte
1888

Description

Bronze statue of Orpheus with the sleeping Cerberus at his feet. The original 1888 statue was taken by the Germans in 1918, and it was replaced by another cast in 1927

Cambrai - Orphée endormant Cerbère

Sculptor

Henri Peinte (1845 - 1912), French sculptor.

Sources & Information

Fatima Oumnia, Laissez-vous conter le Jardin Public, Villes et Pays d'art et d'histoire de Cambrai (2012) (on-line).
e-Monumen.net, Monumen.

Locatie (N 50°10'27" - E 3°14'21") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frnp096; Photograph: 17 October 2017
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